Alien Phobia

by: Wah-Software

Publication date: 1997

Developed by
Wah-Software
Platform
DOS
Published by
Wah-Software
Released
1997

Genre
Action
Gameplay
Shooter
Perspective
Top-down

Description

Alien Phobia is a single-screen shooter. There are exactly three moves available: walking forward (arrow key up), turning around (arrow key left and right) and shooting (enter, holding the key results in constant fire). Aliens enter the screen from all directions and the goal is to kill as many as possible before the player is inevitably overwhelmed. Sometimes a killed alien leaves behind a flame thrower which allows to kill aliens more effectively - as soon as the ammo is used up, the player automatically switches back to the standard pistol with unlimited ammo. When the player is defeated (there is a health bar which is depleted when an alien is touched), the game ends and maybe the player can enter a name into the highscore list. Only the number of killed aliens is relevant for this.

From Mobygames.com. Original Entry

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Addeddate: 2014-12-27 00:07:00

Emulator: dosbox

Emulator_ext: zip

Emulator_start: AlienPho/PHOBIA.EXE

Identifier: msdos_Alien_Phobia_1997

Mobygames: http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/alien-phobia

Mobygames_developed_by: Wah-Software

Mobygames_gameplay: Shooter

Mobygames_genre: Action

Mobygames_perspective: Top-down

Mobygames_platform: DOS

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Reviewer: KemikaMiku - - October 12, 2018
Subject: Very first of Finnish independent game development of Finnish indie brother made

I remember that game titles of Alien Phobia, I rather then that game style of Crimsonland more years the indie brother whom made the game came out before few year later the inspiration of Alien Phobia with Crimsonland.

With those the Finnish indie brother actually the small indie game produced, But it is actually about Finnish independent game development studios domain of Wah-Software, Very good things and good times to hear nostalgia indie DOS gaming right back before is remembered the memories my childhood and teens.

Very good looks gameplay, little looks great graphics with special effect animator, Great details and great DOS indie game titles is produced this game.

And here is my final score about this game: 4.97 / 5 stars and 9.6 / 10 scores

Reviewer: Dargoon - - December 7, 2015
Subject: Alien

Simple move. Enter project red ball but long flame.

283 alien! fine at scores. Try? Dargoon sits happy but challenge.

Reviewer: Sels McWillar - - December 5, 2015
Subject: Granddad of alien blasting indie games

The "gunman vs horde" genre is all over the place today, but when this came out I hadn't played games like this, at least ones done this well.

Arrows keys to turn, up arrow to move, enter shoots. The aliens won't stop coming, but you can prolong the inevitable by picking up powerups such as the health kit and flame thrower.

Sound and graphics are nice enough for an 1997 indie game. The embedded DOSBox requires more cycles to play it at the correct speed (which you can adjust with Ctrl-F12).

The game is by Finnish indie developer brothers and was quite a hit on (local) gaming websites at the time. Torilla tavataan.

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